P4: Photography as Art

Project 4: Photography as Art

Background

The concept of photography as an art form has promoted continual debate. From the early days of photography’s popularity as a medium, it has been argued by its proponents that a photograph expresses far more than simple information or representation of a literal form.

Brief
Develop a body of artistic photographic work that becomes a representation of your style, your photographic vision – your visual voice. Use conceptual thinking in the creative process, expand your visual vocabulary by experimenting with new techniques and approaches.

Project outcomes/objectives:

The primary intent of this project is to help you refine your skills and use of cameras as an instrument along with an in-depth investigation of various techniques, in order to enhance visual and personal expression.

• Create a cohesive visual language of your work.
• Improve level of communication through a better understanding and application of concepts and photographic principles.

Note: this project can be done with any kind of camera: dslr, smart-phones,  point-and-shoot, scanners, slr, video, etc. 

Criteria/process

1. Content: choose a concept, genre, or subject-matter
2. Visual language: define what tone or style you’d like to use
3. Image treatment: color, color toning, B&W, etc.
4. Turn in 4-6 final images
5. Size TBD

You will be graded on:

• The contextual quality of the information you present: content (40%)
• The technical quality of your images: exposure, focus, composition (30%)
• The quality which you present this information: cleanness, organization (30%)

Grade Criteria

Subject exploration:     30points
Creativity, concept:           30points
Execution/technique:            20points
Visual/Verbal Presentation:        20points

Presentation: Thursday, Nov 6th

Student Samples

by Megan Adams

by Caleb Williamson

by Emily Brown

by Bailey Evans

  

by Philip Miranda

 

by Paige Baumgartner

by Krista Cukrowski

 

by Emily Cromwell

by Keith Jernigan

by Hilary Commer

by Stephannie Fink

by Julie Brannan

by Megan Teel

by Jordan Bell

by Traci Crawford

by Becky Durham

by Joanna Gaines

 

by Brandon Craddock

by Hannah Henderson

by Bryan Couchman

 

More Student Samples

by Jo Ellen Green

by Brandon Craddock

by Rosemary Gutierez

by Erika Ito

by Shawn Ogden

by Sara Beth Almquist

by Paris Robertson

by Leeanna McGee

by Kelcie Broom

by Hannah Henderson

by Bryan Couchman

by Ashley Hall

by Anna Pinson

by Becky Durham

by Kelcie Williamson

by Joanna Gaines

by Casey Rogers